Dicerca pugionata: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Buprestidae
Genus
Dicerca
Species
Dicerca pugionata
Scientific Name
Dicerca pugionata

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Dicerca pugionata

Dicerca pugionata, also known as the witch-hazel borer, is a species of buprestid beetle from the Chrysochroinae subfamily that occurs in the Eastern North America. Its food includes witch-hazel species including Hamamelis virginiana in mid July. It also feeds on ninebark and alder species.

Dicerca pugionata measure 11–14 mm (0.43–0.55 in) in length.

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